The Trump administration’s $ 765 million loan to Eastman Kodak Co. for the launch of a business that makes pharmaceutical ingredients caused the actions of the iconic camera company to skyrocket. Kodak’s stock KODK, + 309.82% More than 200% recovered on Tuesday after the Trump administration announced the news. The …
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(For a live blog on the US stock market, click or type LIVE / in a news window) * General Motors raises after less-than-expected loss * Starbucks sees businesses ‘constantly recovering’, shares * Boeing shares rise after results * Advanced Micro Devices increases after revenue forecast increase * Futures on …
Read More »Apparently Konami makes desktop gaming PC now?
Konami, the Japanese company best known in the West for developing the Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hilland Castlevania franchises has apparently gotten into the gaming PC business. Japanese exit Pc watch reports that its Arespear gaming PC line is open to preorder now starting at 184,800 yen (about $ 1,760), …
Read More »Research Could Save Years of Breeding New Miscanthus Hybrids
Miscanthus seed heads. Credit: Don Hamerman As climate change becomes increasingly difficult to ignore, scientists are working to diversify and improve alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy. Renewable bioenergy crops, such as perennial Miscanthus grass, hold promise for cellulosic ethanol production and other uses, but current hybrids are limited by environmental …
Read More »TikTok boss Kevin Mayer launches stabbing attack on Facebook
Enlarge / / Visitors visit the Douyin (TikTok) booth at the 2019 smart exhibition in Hangzhou, China on October 18, 2019. Kevin Mayer, CEO of TikTok, accused Facebook of trying to destroy the American business of the Chinese app by blurring it with “evil attacks.” In his first public comments …
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